It’s always my fault, isn’t it.

In which I get to geek out about dogs :) theguardian.com/science/audio/…

Labradors - double coated, waterproofed & insulated - were bred from St John’s Water Dogs, carefully selected to retrieve fish from the semi-arctic waters of Newfoundland and Labrador for their fishermen owners.

Here are 3 of them, begging to get inside to escape light drizzle.

This is Maple. She knows you're a fan of your personal space. She's also a fan of your personal space. 12/10

44 years ago today, history's greatest printing error was published in the Peterborough Standard

This is Koda and Kiska. They’re demonstrating the total solar eclipse with Koda as the moon and Kiska as the sun. Wanted to make sure you didn’t feel left out today. 14/10 for both

This is Nino and Popcorn. They are brothers. Sometimes people don't see the family resemblance. But that's ridiculous. They obviously have the same nose. 13/10 for both

'Lower fertility reflects the success of women’s education and equal employment, gender equality, access to contraceptives and options, and people being able to make choices based on the kind of happy life they want to live.'
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Exactly this. Prof. Devi Sridhar

theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Any pharmacists on here who are offering the Novavax Covid jabs? Keen to chat...

Weekend preparations.

The story of the year bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

That’s my well being restored for the next 24 hours. 🐇🐇🐇🐇

March shout-out to Magnolias, among the most ancient of flowering trees: up to c.95m yrs old.
They evolved long before bees did & were chiefly pollinated by beetles––thus the tough carpels & petals of their goblet-shaped flowers.
Magnolias bloom in both spring time & deep time.

Our major exhibition 'Medieval Women: In Their Own Words' opens at the British Library in October 2024. Start counting down the days! #InternationalWomensDay

More info on the blog: blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Crufts controversy: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Good luck to all the Flatties today!

🚨 Whipps Cross Hospital in East London at Opel 4 today...134 patients in A&E, 43 waiting for a bed...61 waiting over 4 hours. The list of site issues is 👀

I remember being on a train once and the kid behind pretending to be a presenter of a tv show, explaining how to make something out of junk that is, of course, still junk. It seemed cute. Now I realise -that was just analogue TikTok…